GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP SEASONS
In The Scholarship System, we typically break up the year into 3 scholarship seasons: Fall, Spring, and Summer.
FALL SEASON: AUGUST – DECEMBER
This is the “kick-off” of scholarship season for the following school year. While you may be able to find a few late deadlines in August to receive money for that immediate fall semester, most deadlines will be for money for the following school year.
SPRING SEASON: JANUARY – MAY
The spring semester is really the “high season” of scholarships. There are millions of dollars up for grabs throughout these months. Deadlines seem to be evenly spread throughout January to May.
SUMMER SEASON: JUNE – JULY
June and July are the “final stretch” months where everyone is rushing to find final dollars for the fall. We have recently found more and more scholarships with later deadlines, which is great news for students!
IF YOUR CHILD IS IN 10TH GRADE OR YOUNGER
If your child is in 10th grade or younger, you may be surprised to they should be looking for scholarships. As I mentioned earlier, scholarships are available to children as young as 4 years old.
IF YOUR CHILD IS IN 11TH GRADE
Junior year is the year of test-taking, college visits and so much more! While we don’t want to overwhelm you or your child, this is also the year that they should start looking for scholarships and building their scholarship materials.
(...And Avoid Student Loan Debt)